Materials Learning Objectives

Lesson 1 1.Understand that there is a huge variety of materials 2.Understand that there is a small number of elements from which all of the other materials are made

Lesson 2 1.Understand how to distinguish between an element and and other materials 2.Know that elements are made up of one type of atom only

Lesson 3 1.Know how to complete research using either books or computers 2.Understand that elements vary in their appearance, state and properties

Lesson 4 1.Understand that new materials are formed when atoms join together in different ways 2.Understand that compounds are made when atoms chemically combine 3.Understand that atoms can combine to form molecules

Lesson 5 1.Understand that in chemical changes new substances form 2.Know that chemical changes can be shown by a word equation 3.Understand how we predict what happens when elements react with each other

Lesson 6 1.Know how to make observations 2.Understand how to use your observations to produce an analysis of the results

Lesson 7 1.Understand the differences between compounds and mixtures 2.Know how to separate different types of mixtures

Lesson 8 1.Know that elements and compounds melt and boil at fixed temperatures 2.Know that mixtures do not have a fixed temperature for melting or boiling